How To Move Unity Launcher To The Bottom In Ubuntu 16.04

Until Ubuntu 15.10, it was impossible to change the position of Unity Launcher. Not anymore.

This is a feature that has been long requested by Ubuntu users who preferred to use Unity, including me. Ever since Unity was first introduced in Ubuntu 11.04, the launcher position was fixed to the left side of the screen.

No matter if the vertical left Unity launcher did not fit in your desktop customization plan, the best you could do was to auto-hide it.

Well, things have changed slightly in the upcoming version of Ubuntu. For the first time in five years, you could actually change the position of Unity Launcher. Moving Unity Launcher to bottom is indeed one of the most talked about Ubuntu 16.04 features.

Don’t get too excited. You are not free to do a full customization, at least, not yet. For now, you can move the Unity launcher from the left to the bottom. You can still not move it to the right or to the top.

It’s a welcome change nonetheless. Don’t you think the same?

Curious how to change the position of Unity Launcher? Let me show you the trick.

Change Unity Launcher position in Ubuntu 16.04

Last week I upgraded to Ubuntu 16.04 beta and so I am able to move the Unity Launcher to the bottom position. If you are using an older version, this trick won’t work at the time of writing this article.

I don’t know if Ubuntu should allow the same change in older version (I think it will be coming in an Unity update) or if it will include it in System Settings to change it easily and in the proper way. It could land in System Settings but that lies in the future.

At present, you can change Unity Launcher position in following two ways:

About Abhishek Prakash

I am a professional software developer, and founder of It's FOSS. I am an avid Linux lover and Open Source enthusiast. I use Ubuntu and believe in sharing knowledge. Apart from Linux, I love classic detective mysteries. I'm a huge fan of Agatha Christie's work.

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